New Orleans sues Hard Rock Hotel developers over fatal collapse.
ABC News Daily: August 26, 2020Catch up on the developing stories making headlines.New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell announced that the city has filed suit against the property developers who were overseeing the construction of a Hard Rock hotel thatThe collapse occurred Oct. 12, 2019 in the city's historic French Quarter. The damage was so extensive, it took about 10 months to recover two of the victims' bodies.
New Orleans City Attorney Sunni LeBeouf said that the city preferred not to engage in litigation, but did so"only because the property owners have failed to right the wrongs they have caused."Workers watch as a wrecking ball knocks debris loose from the Hard Rock Hotel building collapse site in New Orleans, July 20, 2020.
"The City has not been compensated in any way for the harm it has suffered in response to this disaster, and this must be addressed immediately in the interest of the people of New Orleans," said a press release from Cantrell's office. "We're tired of being patient," Frank Wimberly, the brother of Quinnyon Wimberly, said. He noted that the date of the remains recovery was set for July 1, but by the end of the month it still hadn't occurred.
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